grenade launcher

American  

noun

Military.

1. a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle, permitting the firing of rifle grenades.

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Etymology

Origin of grenade launcher

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

A young sergeant who goes by the name Michael was showing soldiers how to use an American-made Mk-19 grenade launcher — and it was not going well.

From New York Times

In addition, he constructs stands for writing pens from parts of a grenade launcher and a cartridge case.

From Seattle Times

Leonid: “Mom, there was a battle. And a guy would just pop up, you know? Maybe he would pull out a grenade launcher … Or we had a case, a young guy was stopped, they took his cellphone. He had all this information about us in his Telegram messages — where to bomb, how many we were, how many tanks we have.”

From Seattle Times

Leonid: “Mom, there was a battle. And a guy would just pop up, you know? Maybe he would pull out a grenade launcher … Or we had a case, a young guy was stopped, they took his cellphone. He had all this information about us in his Telegram messages — where to bomb, how many we were, how many tanks we have. And that’s it.”

From Seattle Times

The smooth cylindrical gray and yellow shells are made for a Mk 19 grenade launcher.

From New York Times